Drought is predicted to increase in many areas of the world with consequences for soil carbon (C) dynamics. Plant litter, root exudates and microbial biomass can be used as C substrates to form organo ...

The ACT Greens have welcomed an investigation into the future of the critically endangered Canberra Grassland Earless Dragon, announced by the ACT Commissioner for Sustainability and the Environment ...

Drought can increase nitrogen (N) loss due to enhanced asynchronicity between N release through mineralization and plant N uptake. Organic amendments of N could potentially mitigate this loss where ...

Hidden by the tall grass, an elusive creature crawled along the ground. The scaly animal slipped in and out of the cracks in the Australian soil, evading people so well that it was feared extinct. Not ...

One hundred endangered grasshoppers have been released at protected grasslands in Taungurung Country, where they haven't been seen in six decades. The Key's Matchstick Grasshoppers—a species thought ...

A recent survey in northern Victoria uncovered a record number of plains wanderers—small, quail-like birds that live only in eastern Australia grasslands, and represent an ancient lineage of birds ...

Australia is called the Land of Kangaroos because it is home to the world’s largest population of kangaroos. These unique ...